[] the amount of money that is available to a person, an organization or a government to spend资金；财源；备用款◆We pride ourselves on producing a car for every purse.我们因生产满足不同消费层次的需求的车型而自豪。➡pocket ●ˌtighten/ˌloosen the ˈpurse stringsto spend less/more money紧缩／增加开支◆There is increasing pressure on the government to loosen the purse strings.要求政府增加开支的压力越来越大。➡ idiom at hold verbelectronic purse